| 单词 | strenuous |
| 释义 | strenuous (once / 714 pages) adj Something strenuous requires all your effort and strength, like a hard workout at the gym or carrying a backpack full of heavy books. Strenuous can also describe something done with lots of energy or force. If your boss asks you to do a strenuous task like carry a couch up a flight of stairs by yourself, and you refuse by jumping up and down in protest, you have a strenuous objection to her request. To remember how to spell it, remember that something strenuous requires the strength of two of you! That's why there are two u's in strenUoUs. WORD FAMILYstrenuous: strenuosity, strenuously, strenuousness+/distrain: distrained, distraining, distrains/overstrain: overstrained, overstraining, overstrains/strain: distrain, overstrain, strained, strainer, straining, strains, strenuous, unstrain/strained: strainedest, strainedly/strainer: strainers/straining: strainingly, strainings/strenuosity: strenuosities/unstrain: unstrained, unstraining/unstrained: unstrainedly USAGE EXAMPLESIt shows that, in rodents at least, strenuous exercise seems to beneficially change how certain genes work inside the brain. New York Times(Jun 15, 2016) Many were under age 35, enjoyed strenuous workouts and were suffering immense hip pain. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) “The Encounter” is a strenuous play for an actor. The New Yorker(Dec 16, 2016) 1adj taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance a strenuous task Syn arduous, straining effortful requiring great physical effort 2adj characterized by or performed with much energy or force strenuous exercise Syn energetic possessing or exerting or displaying energy |
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